Where Are They Now
I have below the following Emails of those that have played in this great Tournament, if you wish to make contact please respect their privacy by sending an email to Mike@RollerMillsRugby.co.nz, I will forward your email onto them.
You can also post queries here if you are looking for old team mates/coaches.
1947 David Fleming – King Country
1948/49 Colin Meads – King Country
1955 Mark McVeigh – Auckland North
1956 Bill McCleery – Waikato Rovers
1959/60 Doug Rowe – Waikato Rangers
1961 Keith West – Counties
1966 Jim Allen – Auckland West
1971 Colin Bensley
1974 Tony White Auckland North
1976 Sione Vaka – Auckland East
1975 Mark Ferguson – Auckland North
1977 Nick Quinn – Auckland North
1977 Cyril Howard – Auckland West
1977 Neville Greening – Auckland East
1981 Brendon Sutton – Auckland East
1981/82 Craig Innes – Waikato Rovers
1986 Mark Stolberger North Harbour
1986 Campbell Burnes – Auckland East
Coaches/Managers
Luke Sumich
Warrick Black
Grant Murray
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Bob Oliphant was the boxing guy TV 1 use to have on in the late 70’s and early 80’s. He was also my teacher while I was at Glen Innes Primary. He could have been my Standard 3-4 teacher. We – our class, use to have fun with him and all the games and plays we did. We played a form of Master Mind but it was using the dictionary blah blah blah…Joe Tanner & I were usually the last ones left. Or I was the lead ‘Mummy’ in our Egyptian plays. I wonder if he ever thought I’d be on tv? No, there wasn’t a lot of need for a ‘Mummy’. Never made it to tell the truth…not saying I tried either.
If any one knows where he is…tell him thank you for the best year of my primary school life. It sticks out fairly strongly I must say. And please tell him that I did fairly well with myself, considering where I started from.
Regards,
Maureen Green (nee Whitelaw)
I know I am knocking up the years but I noticed that Thames Valley won the roller mills in 1957 yet on the list of past winners there is no record of that win by Thames Valley having a team there..And yes I played in that year when we beat NTH AUCKLAND My brother E.G.Standen when Thames Valley won the trophy before that
Hi Maureen
Just discovered this web site.Thank you for your kind words.I’m now a doddery old 75 year old and am semi retired but work a day and a half a week as a learning and behavior consultant at Sancta Maria College. Isn’t it amazing what you can dig up if somewhat belatedly on the internet.Hope you are happy and well
Cheers Bob
Hello Bob, I wonder if you are still on this site? I am a former student from Glen Taylor and would love to reconnect. Cheers!
Looking for any information about “Jock” Richdale, a member of the NRM Franklin team of 1940. That team photo was published in the County News 200 centenary edition.
Barrie Richdale
I was involved for a we while
Man, wow, what a recognition to see history I found myself here, I’d played for the Auckland East 1990 team we won the competition that year as well as the overall Auckland team from both East & West to form one team, we won the championship beating bay of Plenty, and other teams we didn’t lose a game that year, I I remember a lot of old timers were telling us some of yous will become All blacks one day, unfortunately none of us did, what a Awesome memories, Thank you for sharing, , Lama Safuta is the Name, 1989 Auckland easrt primary Representative AND Auckland East and overall Auckland Representative 1990, 1991
Looking for1972 counties rollamills team photos